Education and Outreach in Sweden n n Physics in Stockholm Park Masterclasses SEATA House of Science List of 20 physics education publications: http: //www. physto. se/~kej/recent. html Erik Johansson EPPOG CERN October 2008
Physics in ”Kungsan” n Kungsan - Stockholm Central Park Erik Johansson EPPOG CERN October 2008
Masterclasses in Sweden n Erik Johansson Almost every year in Lund, Stockholm and Uppsala EPPOG CERN October 2008
Masterclasses in Lund 2008
220 Rn decay
Cosmic-ray outreach Mark Pearce, KTH Bring the intellectual and technical challenge of scientific research to high-school students through the experimental study of ultra-high energy cosmic rays. Give students the chance to perform collaborative, exciting and ’cutting-edge’ research with university researchers EPPOG CERN October 2008
EPPOG CERN October 2008
Norra Real Alba. Nova 1015 e. V 1017 e. V 19 10 e. V Nacka Thorildsplan Enskilda 1 km Erik Johansson EPPOG CERN October 2008
Car ’ski-box’ 1 m Scintillator High-voltage and signal cables Erik Johansson Photomultiplier EPPOG CERN October 2008
High-school students 2006 EPPOG CERN October 2008
SEASA n n n Five Stockholm schools Alba. Nova (KTH) House of Science Five Master’s thesis http: //www. particle. kth. se/SEASA/ Erik Johansson EPPOG CERN October 2008
December 2006 Christer Fuglesang Student at KTH Ph. D in particle physics at Stockholm University CERN October 2008 EPPOG Affiliated Professor, KTH
The Particle Flux Demonstrator Cosmic ray proton LED (plastic) display 1000 10 1 Plastic scintillator + photomultip -lier tube EPPOG CERN October 2008
National tour 2009: Explore space! EPPOG CERN October 2008
Bridging the gap between school and University Erik Johansson n The concept of House of Science n n Well-equipped laboratories in academic environment Visualisation of the processes Experimentation close to the science frontline Main target audience n n Students, 12 – 18 years old Teachers, any age Erik Johansson EPPOG CERN October 2008
Observing particles PET (Positron Emission Tomography) model Erik Johansson EPPOG CERN October 2008
SEM n n 20 k. V electron accelerator Detect emitted low energy electrons A stoma of a nettle leaf Erik Johansson EPPOG CERN October 2008
Lego and physics Erik Johansson EPPOG CERN October 2008
Work in progress n The mysteries of quantum mechanics – a challenge Particles are waves and vice versa n Mass becomes energy and vice versa n Heisenberg uncertainty (indeterminacy) relations n The photon interferes with itself n Erik Johansson EPPOG CERN October 2008